FortiClient VPN

A guide to uninstall FortiClient VPN from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall FortiClient VPN for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Fortinet Technologies Inc. Take a look here where you can find out more on Fortinet Technologies Inc. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove FortiClient VPN by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{094273DD-AAFA-4F89-B603-ECAA4FC6D923}. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. FortiClient VPN's main file takes about 120.62 MB (126478456 bytes) and is called FortiClient.exe.

The following executables are installed beside FortiClient VPN. They take about 129.06 MB (135326296 bytes) on disk.

• certutil.exe (143.12 KB)
• FCAuth.exe (221.65 KB)
• FCCOMInt.exe (158.14 KB)
• FCConfig.exe (478.14 KB)
• FCDBLog.exe (1.15 MB)
• FortiClient.exe (120.62 MB)
• FortiClientConsole.exe (70.12 KB)
• FortiClientSecurity.exe (73.62 KB)
• FortiElevate.exe (39.12 KB)
• FortiScand.exe (591.64 KB)
• FortiSettings.exe (303.15 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (495.64 KB)
• FortiSSLVPNsys.exe (99.64 KB)
• FortiTray.exe (2.50 MB)
• FortiVPNSt.exe (713.65 KB)
• ipsec.exe (1.12 MB)
• scheduler.exe (240.65 KB)
• update_task.exe (22.64 KB)
• vpcd.exe (93.14 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 6.4.7.1713 of FortiClient VPN. You can find here a few links to other FortiClient VPN versions:

• 6.2.8.1012
• 7.0.8.0427
• 6.2.9.1032
• 7.4.0.1658
• 6.4.2.1580
• 6.2.5.0933
• 6.4.3.1608
• 6.2.0.0780
• 6.4.5.1657
• 7.2.2.0864
• 6.2.2.0877
• 6.2.6.0951
• 7.0.11.0569
• 6.2.4.0931
• 6.4.4.1655
• 6.2.7.0972
• 7.0.10.0538
• 6.4.1.1519
• 6.2.3.0912
• 7.0.1.0083
• 7.0.2.0090
• 6.4.8.1755
• 7.0.12.0572
• 6.4.10.1821
• 6.2.1.0831
• 7.2.0.0690
• 6.4.9.1797
• 7.0.0.0029
• 7.2.4.0972
• 7.2.5.1053
• 7.0.9.0493
• 7.0.6.0290
• 7.2.3.0929
• 6.4.6.1658
• 7.0.5.0238
• 7.0.13.0577
• 6.2.7.0984
• 6.4.0.1464
• 7.0.7.0345
• 7.0.3.0193
• 7.2.1.0779

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove FortiClient VPN.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient

The files below were left behind on your disk by FortiClient VPN's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\atl110.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\certutil.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCAuth.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMInt.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMIntDLL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCConfig.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCDBLog.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ffmpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientConsole.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientSecurity.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiElevate.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiScand.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSettings.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNsys.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTrayResc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiVPNSt.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\freebl3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec.exe
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcfg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libnspr4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libplc4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libplds4.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\am.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ar.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bg.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bn.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ca.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\cs.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\da.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\de.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\el.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\en-GB.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\es.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\es-419.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\et.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fa.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fil.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\gu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\he.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hi.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hr.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hu.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\id.pak
• C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\it.pak

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FortiClient.VPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DD372490AFAA98F46B30CEAAF46C9D32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient\FA_VPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{094273DD-AAFA-4F89-B603-ECAA4FC6D923}

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DD372490AFAA98F46B30CEAAF46C9D32\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{094273DD-AAFA-4F89-B603-ECAA4FC6D923}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\ImagePath

A way to delete FortiClient VPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

FortiClient VPN is an application marketed by Fortinet Technologies Inc. Frequently, users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE practice to remove FortiClient VPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate FortiClient VPN or simply click the Search field and type in "FortiClient VPN". If it is installed on your PC the FortiClient VPN program will be found automatically. After you select FortiClient VPN in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding FortiClient VPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove FortiClient VPN.


8. After uninstalling FortiClient VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong FortiClient VPN that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing FortiClient VPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall FortiClient VPN by Fortinet Technologies Inc from your computer, we are not saying that FortiClient VPN by Fortinet Technologies Inc is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall FortiClient VPN in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.